A333678 Total area under all nonnegative lattice paths from (0,0) to (n,0) such that slopes of adjacent steps differ by at most one, assuming zero slope before and after the paths.
0, 0, 0, 2, 7, 22, 64, 196, 574, 1762, 5379, 16378, 49380, 148892, 449004, 1353718, 4076150, 12267160, 36903433, 110979048, 333628384, 1002722482, 3013085711, 9052404522, 27192329061, 81671691634, 245271884478, 736513920180, 2211445194899, 6639545054310
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Keywords
Links
- Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..250
- Alois P. Heinz, Animation of A333647(9) = 169 paths with total area a(9) = 1762
- Wikipedia, Counting lattice paths
Programs
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Maple
b:= proc(x, y, t) option remember; `if`(x=0, [1, 0], add((p-> p+[0, p[1]*(y+j/2)])(b(x-1, y+j, j)), j=max(t-1, -y)..min(x*(x-1)/2-y, t+1))) end: a:= n-> b(n, 0$2)[2]: seq(a(n), n=0..38);
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Mathematica
b[x_, y_, t_] := b[x, y, t] = If[x == 0, {1, 0}, Sum[Function[p, p + {0, If[p === 0, 0, p[[1]]]*(y + j/2)}][ b[x-1, y+j, j]], {j, Max[t-1, -y], Min[x(x-1)/2-y, t+1]}]]; a[n_] := b[n, 0, 0][[2]]; a /@ Range[0, 38] (* Jean-François Alcover, Apr 26 2021, after Alois P. Heinz *)
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